Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōmatjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *wōmaz +‎ *-atjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.mɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wōmatjaną

  1. to mumble

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wōmatjō *wōmatjaų *wōmatjai ?
2nd singular *wōmatisi *wōmatjais *wōmati *wōmatjasai *wōmatjaisau
3rd singular *wōmatiþi *wōmatjai *wōmatjaþau *wōmatjaþai *wōmatjaiþau
1st dual *wōmatjōs *wōmatjaiw
2nd dual *wōmatjaþiz *wōmatjaiþiz *wōmatjaþiz
1st plural *wōmatjamaz *wōmatjaim *wōmatjanþai *wōmatjainþau
2nd plural *wōmatiþ *wōmatjaiþ *wōmatiþ *wōmatjanþai *wōmatjainþau
3rd plural *wōmatjanþi *wōmatjain *wōmatjanþau *wōmatjanþai *wōmatjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wōmastǭ *wōmastēdį̄
2nd singular *wōmastēz *wōmastēdīz
3rd singular *wōmastē *wōmastēdī
1st dual *wōmastēdū *wōmastēdīw
2nd dual *wōmastēdudiz *wōmastēdīdiz
1st plural *wōmastēdum *wōmastēdīm
2nd plural *wōmastēdud *wōmastēdīd
3rd plural *wōmastēdun *wōmastēdīn
present past
participles *wōmatjandz *wōmatidaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: œmta, œnta
    • Icelandic: æmta, ænta
    • Faroese: ønta, øna
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ømta

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)